Got a problem in elegance theme

Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -
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ahmm..  Guys, need help here so badly.

I'm only a beginner in using moodle and i got a problem using it.

Here's the story...

 

I was currently making my project in school. I have used several themes, i chose some good one, I even chose essential for it has a better look but when I saw elegance theme, I said wow. So i decided to use it. BUT when i changed the theme to elegance an error message showed, it says "Apache HTTP server has stopped working" . 

Anyone can help me?? please... please... please... I can't graduate in college if it can't be fixed. I already decided not to use other theme because I love this elegance theme ^_^.

I started to make my move to solve this matter and this one caught my attention. Is this "less" thing causes it?? Because I compared elegance to other themes and this "less" file is the only different. But i guess it's similar to CSS right? But it is only what I think, I'm only a "beginner" ^_^. So i need help. ehehe

 .. I have captured some pictures about this matter. Please see print screens for more information. ehehe.

By the way I'm working to this environment:

windows 8 OS, XAMPP control panel v3.2.1, moodle 2.6.1, elegance 2014041401(from github).

Thanks .. God Bless..

 

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Gareth J Barnard -
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Hi Japun,

The words "I can't graduate in college if it can't be fixed" put this in a bit of a dilemma as any specific help could be seen by your tutors as plagiarism.  Also, you can graduate as unlike the commercial world, if it does not work then you can still describe what you did and how you tried to solve it and get full marks for it.  Your tutors will not be expecting a fully functional all singing all dancing program but rather that you demonstrate your abilities and problem solving / describing skills.  Ask your tutors about this for full disclosure of what you are doing.  It would be unprofessional of me to assist specifically without breaking the rules and code of academia.

Very generally if the Apache server has stopped working - i.e. no web page is produced but the service is running, then you are likely to be getting '500' errors.  This indicates a syntax fault so check your changes.

Gareth

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Zac Mussatt -

I think that your best option is to restart.  Start fresh, and make notes of everything that you do.

If the problem happens again, then refer back to the last change you made.  I'm doubting that swapping to elegance caused the crash.

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Andrew Downes -

I dont think elegance works on local host - you need to install it on a server. 

Feel free to reference me if you think that help might be plaigarism smile IMHO there's something very wrong with the realism of your assessment if asking for help on the internet is not allowed. I can understand issues with not referencing that help.

Andrew

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Richard Oelmann -
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I have elegance working on 3 or 4 local host instances, so localhost v server is not an issue.

There do seem to be a number of people experiencing issues with elegance, either this Apache issue or with Theme Designer Mode. I seem to have been very fortunate that I have not come across any of these with my set up at all. I've never had Apache crashing because of a theme change and I haven't experienced the issues with css not being fed correctly depending on Theme Designer Mode either.

As far as I know I haven't done anything special in installing it - I've cloned from github into my themes folder (at various times so various different versions) and applied it as the default theme and never had either of these issues. My local host instances (2.6 and 2.7Beta) run on Linux (Mint16), Apache, MySQL, while in work it (Moodle 2.6) is active on a Linux server which I believe is CentOS, Apache, PostGres.

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -
Hi Gareth J Barnard.
 
Syntax fault? But I just installed it, and filled up all the required fields.
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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Gareth J Barnard -
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A 500 error is very hard to solve as could be anything.  So a syntax error could be files in the wrong place etc.  Could you post a screen shot of your '/theme/elegance' folder showing the files and folders please.

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -

SIr Gareth, these are the screen shots of my "elegance" theme's folder.



Are these okay???  Hope can you help me with this please... sir. I have more or less 2 weeks left for this project ehehehe... Please..


^_^ .. God Bless

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Gareth J Barnard -
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The folders look fine.

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -
Hi Gareth. I've tried "Bootstrap3" theme too in moodle2.7 and same result, same error.
Is my environment causing all this?? or is elegance good in win8??
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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Hartmut Scherer -

Hi Japun,

I am on Windows 8 with a local installation of Moodle 2.6 and 2.7. I can run Elegance only with theme designer mode on. In a different forum I read the advice to manually trigger cron (Site administration -> Notifications and click on cron.php maintenance script). 

My local installation is on Bitnami. In case you need to try it out, you can download the installation file HERE.

Regarding your server problem, I recommend the following steps:

- reboot your computer

- open File Explorer and go to xampp\ (you should see something that is similar to the screenshot below)

How to restart Apache Server

- double click on manager-windows or a similar file where you read "application" in the type column

- click on Manage Servers (2. tab)

- at the bottom of the new window, click on "restart all" and leave this window open

- open your Internet browser and start your Moodle installation

- if you see the error message again, you need to go back to the previous application (Apache Server) and click on restart again

Hope this works. If it doesn't I recommend installing the Bitnami-Moodle installation. 

With kind regards,

Hartmut

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -

Hello Hartmut,

Thanks for your help, but I really can't find that manager-windows "thing".

Can you please check this screen shot? smile

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Hartmut Scherer -

Hi Japun, 

xampp_stop.exe will stop the server and sampp_start. exe will start the server. After you clicked xampp_start.exe, just minimize the window but leave it open. Now you should be able to use your local Moodle installation with the theme Elegance. As soon as you have access to your site, go to Notifications under Site administration and manually trigger the cron.php (click on the link, if it is still clickable). 

A few years ago I used xampp. As I had some difficulties with the installation on my PC, I was very glad when I found Bitnami. So in case restarting xampp doesn't help you, I highly recommend to uninstall xampp completely and install Moodle-Bitnami (see link in my previous post). The installation will be done in less than 30 minutes and is hassle-free. 

With kind regards,

Hartmut

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -

Thanks Hartmut, but maybe, I can't use Bitnami because I've already stated xampp in my thesis (technologies applied part) and I already passed it to my teacher.

But thank you very much, I'll try it out for testing. ^_^


-japun

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Zeid Fanous -

I just noticed that elegance doesn't work except with Theme designer on ...is this only for a local host.. i am using moodle 2.7 

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by Mary Evans -
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Apache needs kick starting when using Elegance theme, it does that with me too.

Do what Zac suggest and restart it.

As for graduating I had a similar problem with a database that suddenly stopped working which nearly lost me a grade. It turned out to be my own fault as I was asking the database to search on something that was not there! My tutor told me afterwards that I was the kind of person who could reverse an articulated vehicle into a small space, but did not know how to drive. The moral of that story is 'get to know the basics before you attempt to make changes'.

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Re: Got a problem in elegance theme

by japun balili -

o oohh ^_^

Thanks for the response guys!^_^

But for that "plagiarism" issue, I guess asking a help in the internet is not prohibited (as far as i know ^_^).

BTW, I'm just asking for help or a hint about this problem. Cause I know you guys are professionals. ehehe

But then, I'll try to restart what I've done. ^_^ Thanks.

 

 

P.S.

But any detailed help are so welcome. ehehehe 3smile

 

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